HR 401 — Commending RappahannockRapidan Community Services.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 23106398D I HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.

401 E N Offered February 21, 2023 Commending Rappahannock-Rapidan Community–––––––––– T Patron––Guzman R –––––––––– WHEREAS, Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services,Services. an agency dedicated to improving the O quality of life in the Counties of Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange, and Rappahannock througD comprehensive behavioral health, developmental disability, substance use disorder, housing, and aging services, celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2022;

andAgreed Uto localby governmentsthe House of PlanningDelegates, DistrictFebruary 9,23, including2023 R O WHEREAS, Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services, an agency dedicated to improving the CountiesL ofcomprehensive Culpeper,behavioral Fauquier,health, Madison,developmental Orange,disability, substance use disorder, housing, and Rappahannock;aging services, celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2022;

and EL WHEREAS, from the beginning, what is now Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services (RRCS)Board combinedwas theestablished responsibilitiesin of1972 anby areathe agencyE onOrange, aging and aRappahannock; community services board, creating a unique, multifaceted organization that remains the only one of its kind in the Commonwealth;

and WHEREAS,District under9, including the aegisCounties of Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, D WHEREAS, from the Departmentbeginning, ofwhat Behavioralis Healthnow andRappahannock-Rapidan DevelopmentalCommunity Services,Services (RRCS) combined the Departmentresponsibilities of Agingan andarea Rehabilitativeagency Services,on aging and Virginiaa Housing,community RRCSservices implementsboard, morecreating area;a unique, multifaceted organization that remains the only one of its kind in the Commonwealth;

androgramsand withthe aDepartment staff of moreAging thanand 400Rehabilitative employees,Services, makingand itVirginia theHousing, largestRRCS agencyimplements inmore itsthan service80 WHEREAS,programs thewith marqueea programsstaff of RRCSmore includethan the400 Boxwoodemployees, Recoverymaking Center,it anthe in-patientlargest treatmentagency center in Culpeperits forservice individualsarea; with substance use disorders;

itsand AreaH AgencyWHEREAS, onthe Agingmarquee programs of RRCS include the Boxwood Recovery Center, an in-patient 4 senior centers in each of the five counties it serves;

and its Support, Encourage, Empower (S.EHE.)(S.E.E.) 1 Recovery Center in Culpeper, where essential resources for mental health wellness are made read4lyreadily R available to the public;

and 1 WHEREAS, RRCS supports individuals of all ages and backgrounds, from its infant-toddler developmental milestones, to its Senior Cool Care program and meal delivery services designed for the benefit and comfort of senior citizens in the area;

and WHEREAS, RRCS provides a vital safety net for individuals and families in need through various programs and services, including group homes for adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities, affordable housing for low-income seniors, and outpatient rapid access services for those suffering from mental health or substance use disorders;

andandd outpatient rapid access services for those suffering from WHEREAS, from assisting with Medicare and Medicaid enrollment, to supporting a crisis services 35hotline, peerto supportembedding programs,mental RRCShealth deploysprofessionals awithin plethoralocal oflaw-enforcement strategiesagencies, to protectorganizing the most vulnerable in society, 36 helping to make the region it serves a healthier and more accommodating place to live, work, and raiseraise, / 37 a family;

now, therefore, be it / 38 RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services hereby be 39 commended on the occasion of its 50th anniversary;

and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to James LaGraffe, executive director of Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services, theas Commonwealth.ofan expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for the organization's history of contributions to the Commonwealth.